India's Lanka tour cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
Jun 11, 2020, at 07:45 pm
Colombo/UNI: The Indian Cricket team's Sri Lanka tour as scheduled for June officially stands cancelled due to ongoing COVID-19 condition.
MS Dhoni played as if results didn't matter to him: Rahul Dravid
Jun 11, 2020, at 06:42 pm
Bengaluru/IBNS: Former Indian cricket captain Rahul Dravid has lauded his immediate successor Mahendra Singh Dhoni for the latter's exclusive cricketing ability.
BCCI planning to stage IPL this year: Sourav Ganguly tells state units
Jun 11, 2020, at 01:50 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Indian cricket board president Sourav Ganguly has communicated to the state associations that plans to stage the suspended 13th edition of Indian Premier League (IPL) are still on, media reports said.
Irfan Pathan shares how South India players sometimes face racist taunts during domestic matches
Jun 10, 2020, at 11:40 pm
Baroda/IBNS: Days after former West Indies skipper Darren Sammy claimed that he was subjected to racist slurs during his Indian Premier League (IPL) playing days, fast bowler Irfan Pathan now said South Indian players have sometimes faced racist taunts in the domestic circuit.
Jun 10, 2020, at 04:46 pm
Dubai: The International Cricket Council (ICC) has confirmed interim changes to its playing regulations, which include the ban on the use of saliva to shine the ball and allowing home umpires in international series.
Jun 10, 2020, at 11:21 am
New Delhi/IBNS: West Indies cricketer Chris Gayle has come out in open support for his teammate Darren Sammy who has accused some players of an Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise of making a 'racist' comment at him.
Chilean football set for July return
Jun 10, 2020, at 09:22 am
Santiago/Xinhua: Chilean football could resume in the last week of July under plans being drafted by the National Professional Football Association (ANFP).
No high-level beach volleyball events before October, says FIVB
Jun 09, 2020, at 05:59 pm
Beijing/Xinhua/UNI: There will be no high-level beach volleyball events, three stars or above, before the second half of October this year, the International Federation de Volleyball (FIVB) announced on its official website on Tuesday.
FIA summons former Pakistan pacer Shoaib Akhtar
Jun 09, 2020, at 04:25 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: The Federal Investigation Agency has summoned Pakistan's former fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar in connection with the ‘cyber stalking’ charges leveled against him by Pakistan Cricket Board’s legal advisor Taffazul Rizvi, media reports said.
Game Theory aims to facilitate more than 3,20,000 sports enthusiasts through their mobile app
Jun 08, 2020, at 11:37 pm
Bengaluru/IBNS: This may be the perfect antidote to the lockdown blues, the perfect way to bounce back with great energy in the post COVID-19 world.
Bolivia striker Moreno donates to coronavirus-hit families
Jun 08, 2020, at 08:05 pm
Rio De Janeiro/Xinhua: Cruzeiro's Bolivia international striker Marcelo Moreno has donated 100,000 U.S. dollars to help underprivileged families during the coronavirus pandemic.
Williamson opens up on friendship with Kohli, says fortunate to play against each other
Jun 08, 2020, at 07:35 pm
Mumbai, Jun 7 (UNI) New Zealand captain Kane Williamson has opened up on his camaraderie and friendship with Virat Kohli and called himself 'fortunate' to have played the game alongside the India captain.
Kane Williamson opens up on friendship with Kohli, says fortunate to play against each other
Jun 07, 2020, at 09:17 pm
Mumbai/UNI: New Zealand captain Kane Williamson has opened up on his camaraderie and friendship with Virat Kohli and called himself 'fortunate' to have played the game alongside the India captain.
Ian Chappell wants India to pick Hardik Pandya in test team for Australia tour
Jun 07, 2020, at 09:14 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Former Australian captain Ian Chappell feels India should pick Hardik Pandya in their Test team against the Aussies when they make the trip Down Under later this year, saying that the all-rounder can give the visitors an extra seam bowling option and depth in batting.
Decision of Hetmyer, Bravo, Paul to pull out of England tour unfortunate, says Michael Holding
Jun 07, 2020, at 09:09 pm
New Delhi/UNI The former West Indian pacer Michael Holding feels the decision of Shimron Hetmyer, Darren Bravo and Keemo Paul to pull out of the Test tour to England is unfortunate but understandable given the health scare due to Covid-19 pandemic.
Using saliva won’t pose any risk in bio secure environment, feels ex-SA skipper Shaun Pollock
Jun 07, 2020, at 09:04 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Former South African pacer Shaun Pollock has said that the cricket can resume normally and even use of saliva to shine the ball will not harm if players are kept under a bio-secure environment.
World T20 champion skipper Darren Sammy says he faced racial comments while playing IPL
Jun 07, 2020, at 05:13 pm
St. Lucia/IBNS: When the US is witnessing protest over the death of African-American George Floyd, West Indies cricket icon and former World T20 winning skipper Darren Sammy has revealed how he was subjected to racism while playing for the Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in the Indian Premier League (IPL).
Geoffrey Boycott leaves BBC's commentary team over Covid-19 threat
Jun 06, 2020, at 09:02 pm
London/IBNS: Former England captain Geoffrey Boycott has announced the end of his association with BBC's Test Match Special Commentary team over the Covid-19 threat.
AFC announces revised schedule for WC Qualifiers
Jun 06, 2020, at 05:51 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Asian Football Confederation has intimated the All India Football Federation about the new match schedules for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Preliminary Competition and the AFC Asian Cup China 2023 Qualifiers Preliminary Joint Qualification Round 2.
How COVID-19 Affected Online Gaming?
Jun 05, 2020, at 03:51 pm
2020 will be a year to remember, but exclusively for the wrong reasons. Undoubtedly, the most significant event was the COVID-19 epidemic, which has put the global economy in a lockdown it had never experienced before.
Indian cricket fans relive memories as ICC shares Dhoni's 'flashback' picture
Jun 05, 2020, at 01:00 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: The Indian cricket fans have got an opportunity to walk down the memory lane as the international cricket board on Friday shared an old picture of former Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni.
ICC ruined cricket through its rules: Shoaib Akhtar
Jun 04, 2020, at 12:15 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: Hitting out at the international cricket board for its rules, former Pakistani fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar recently said the International Cricket Council (ICC) has ruined the sport through its rules.
Bowlers need to careful on injury management, says Irfan Pathan
Jun 03, 2020, at 05:02 pm
Mumbai/UNI: Former India pacer and all-rounder Irfan Pathan believes injury management is the most important thing especially for the bowlers once they hit the field.
No doubt: Abdul Razzaq feels India lost England match in World Cup 'intentionally'
Jun 03, 2020, at 03:24 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: Giving no break to the controversy over India's defeat in the England match of 2019 World Cup, former Pakistani cricketer Abdul Razzaq has said the men-in-blue had lost the game "intentionally".
England to play West Indies in Test series next month
Jun 03, 2020, at 08:39 am
London/UNI: The England and Wales Cricket Board(ECB) announced on Wednesday that England will play three Tests in the space of 21 days when the international summer gets under way in July.
Dhoni gave me license to bat freely, says Suresh Raina
Jun 02, 2020, at 04:52 pm
Mumbai/UNI: India cricketer Suresh Raina has credited MS Dhoni for allowing him to bat freely and for helping him evolve his game, saying that the World Cup-winning captain always helped the left-hander whenever he wanted to tweak his batting.
George Floyd death: Liverpool footballers kneel to support #BlackLivesMatter movement
Jun 02, 2020, at 01:28 pm
Liverpool/IBNS: The entire squad of football club Liverpool took to their knees in support of the movement against the death of African-American man George Floyd in Minneapolis of the United States.
Basketball legend Jordan "pained and plain angry" over George Floyd's death
Jun 01, 2020, at 04:17 pm
Washington/Xinhua/UNI: Charlotte Hornets owner and Chicago Bulls legend Michael Jordan expressed his grief and outrage over the death of George Floyd.
Waqar Younis urges Gambhir, Afridi to 'calm down'
Jun 01, 2020, at 04:09 pm
New Delhi/UNI: In a freewheeling chat with GloFans, Waqar Younis, Pakistan cricket’s bowling coach said ongoing social media war of words between former Indian and Pakistan team captains’, Gautam Gambhir and Shahid Afridi should end and urged them to calm down.
Virat Kohli credits MS Dhoni for his grooming, elevation to India captaincy role
May 31, 2020, at 09:30 pm
New Delhi/UNI: India skipper Virat Kohli has credited MS Dhoni for playing an important part in him taking over as captain of the national side and becoming one of the successful leader in international cricket.